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Another Russian Radar Down: Ukrainian Drones Damage Sopka-2 System in Voronezh
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A Russian Sopka-2 radar system was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia’s Voronezh region, Russian media outlet ASTRA reported on September 17.
According to the report, one of the drones detonated near the village of Harmashevka in Kantemirovsky district on September 16, damaging the radar’s antenna. The site is more than 170 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
📡👀 A radar system was damaged in a drone attack in the Voronezh Region.
— MAKS 25 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) September 17, 2025
AFU drone damaged the antenna of the Sopka-2 radar system, ASTRA has discovered. This occurred near the village of Garmashevka, more than 170 km from the border with Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/McvkG4lVqV
Voronezh governor Pavel Gusev confirmed the incident, saying a drone had been destroyed, while Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed only that one UAV had been shot down over the region.
The Sopka-2 system is designed to collect, process, and analyze airspace data. It is a three-coordinate radar complex with a range of up to 450 kilometers, capable of detecting aircraft and determining their altitude and distance.
Built to endure harsh conditions, it can operate in winds up to 40 meters per second and temperatures as low as –40°C.
Recently, Ukrainian UAVs destroyed a Russian RLK-1 “Navigation-South” radar complex in the Rostov region, which had been deployed at the site of a former air defense unit.
-0158b6b681e3668f470de36aedad9e3c.jpg "Russian Su-24 bomber moments before Ukrainian drone strike, Crimea. (Source: HUR)")
